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Renée Houston

Renée Houston

Known For Acting
Birthday Jul 24, 1902
Died Feb 09, 1980 (77)
Birthplace Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

Renée Houston (24 July 1902 - 9 February 1980) was a Scottish comedy actress and revue artist who appeared in television and film roles. Born in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, as Katherina Houston Gribbin she toured music halls and revues with her sister Billie Houston as the "Houston Sisters". In 1926, ... the sisters made a short musical film, the script of which Renée had written. It was produced by Lee De Forest, whose process, Phonofilm, enabled a soundtrack to be played alongside the film (a year before The Jazz Singer). Houston married three times, the second was to the actor Pat Aherne, the brother of Brian Aherne. Her third husband was the actor Donald Stewart. In her later years, she specialised in "battleaxe" roles, notably as shop steward Vic Spanner's (Kenneth Cope) formidable mother in Carry On at Your Convenience (1971). She published her autobiography in 1974 which was entitled Don't Fence Me In. Houston was also in the early episodes of radio's The Clitheroe Kid and a regular guest on radio panel show The Petticoat Line chaired by Anona Winn. She died in London at the age of 77 on 9 February 1980. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Known For

Filmography

Legend of the Werewolf

Legend of the Werewolf

1975

as Chou-Chou

Carry On at Your Convenience

Carry On at Your Convenience

1971

as Agatha Spanner

The Comic

The Comic

1969

as Olive

River Rivals

River Rivals

1967

as Mrs. Fredericks

Cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

1966

as Christopher's Mother

The Idol

The Idol

1966

as 1st Woman at Party

The Spy with a Cold Nose

The Spy with a Cold Nose

1966

as Lady Blanchflower

Repulsion

Repulsion

1965

as Mme Balch

Carry On Spying

Carry On Spying

1964

as Funhouse Madame

Carry On Cabby

Carry On Cabby

1963

as Molly

Nurse on Wheels

Nurse on Wheels

1963

as Mrs. Beacon

Tomorrow at Ten

Tomorrow at Ten

1963

as Masie Maddox

Out of the Fog

Out of the Fog

1962

as Ma

Twice Round the Daffodils

Twice Round the Daffodils

1962

as Matron

The Phantom of the Opera

The Phantom of the Opera

1962

as Mrs. Tucker

Three on a Spree

Three on a Spree

1961

as Mrs. Gray

No, My Darling Daughter

No, My Darling Daughter

1961

as Miss Yardley

Watch It, Sailor!

Watch It, Sailor!

1961

as Mrs. Mottram

The Flesh and the Fiends

The Flesh and the Fiends

1960

as Helen Burke

And the Same to You

And the Same to You

1960

as Mildred Pomphret

The Nice Americans

The Nice Americans

1958

as Mrs. Adams

The Horse's Mouth

The Horse's Mouth

1958

as Sara Monday

The Big Money

The Big Money

1958

as Bobbie

The Key

The Key

1958

as Canteen Worker (uncredited)

Time Without Pity

Time Without Pity

1957

as Mrs. Harker

A Town Like Alice

A Town Like Alice

1956

as Ebbey

Track the Man Down

Track the Man Down

1955

as Pat Sherwood

The Belles of St. Trinian's

The Belles of St. Trinian's

1954

as Miss Brimmer

Lady Godiva Rides Again

Lady Godiva Rides Again

1951

as Beattie

Two Thousand Women

Two Thousand Women

1944

as Maud Wright

The Peterville Diamond

The Peterville Diamond

1943

as Lady Margaret

Old Bill and Son

Old Bill and Son

1941

as Stella Malloy

A Girl Must Live

A Girl Must Live

1939

as Gloria Lind

Happy Days Are Here Again

Happy Days Are Here Again

1936

as Kitty Seymour

Mister Cinders

Mister Cinders

1934

as Mrs. Phipps

Their Night Out

Their Night Out

1933

as Maggie Oliphant

Come Into My Parlour

Come Into My Parlour

1932

as Jenny MacDonald

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

The Saint

as Ida Warshed

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

The Saint

as Mrs. McAlister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 04, 1962

Maigret

as Ja-Ja

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 31, 1960

Doctor in the House

Episodes: 26

First Aired: Jul 12, 1969

No Hiding Place

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 16, 1959

Dr. Finlay's Casebook

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 16, 1962

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